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Summary
After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only to find their de-orbit thrusters won't activate.
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- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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- You want something to laugh at
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Cast
15 of 15
Gregory PeckCharles Keith
Richard CrennaJim Pruett
David JanssenTed Dougherty
James FranciscusClayton Stone
Gene HackmanBuzz Lloyd
Lee GrantCelia Pruett
Nancy KovackTeresa Stone
Mariette HartleyBetty Lloyd
Scott BradyPublic Affairs Officer
Frank MarthAir Force Systems Director
John CarterFlight Surgeon
George GaynesMission Director
Duke HobbieAir Force Titan Specialist
Walter BrookeNetwork Commentator
Kenner G. KempGuest in Observation Room (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- John Sturges
- Written by
- Mayo Simon, Martin Caidin
- Produced by
- M.J. Frankovich
- Music by
- Les Fresholtz, Arthur Piantadosi
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Facts
December 11, 1969 · 2 h 14 min · G
- Released
- December 11, 1969
- Runtime
- 2 h 14 min
- Age rating
- G
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 38 countries
Tropes
Foreshadowing, Cyanide Pill, Artistic License – History +9


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